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Okay, if she had offered the loading animations earlier that would have been helpful. That is not a hallucination or a hypnotic effect. That is, quite possibly, actually magic. 

Coooooooool. 

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Finally, the last of the ink-sand trickle down to the bottome of the hourglass, and a new message appears.

Done! It all starts on the next page.

A preamble paragraph before the main list reads,

These powers are offered under an aegis of metanarrative protection. Anytime you might expect a power to have obvious negative side effects, like glowing eyes making it harder to see, it simply won't—you'll be able to see just fine anytime it actually matters, while having dramatically hazy vision at cool, narratively appropriate moments. This doesn't apply to your own preferences about the explicitly described effects of the power; if you don't want to be Well Endowed, the metanarrative cannot protect you from choosing that option and having to live with it.

After that it gets long.

Destinations

You must choose exactly one Destination.

Name: Stay Put - Cost: 0
You're just going to take these powers and keep on keeping on right where you are.

Name: Somewhere In Mind - Cost: 0
You have a destination you want to go to. You can choose any place, real, historical, fictional, or made up in your own head right now, and the Spirit will take you there. After that, you're on your own as far as further interdimensional travel.

Name: Isekai Roulette - Cost: 0
Trust to the will of the Spirit and let it take you where you need to go. It will look at far more options than you could ever know about, and pick something that's likely to be even better for you than whatever you would have chosen on your own.

 

Yourself

These powers affect your own self and nature, without direct effects on other people. Some of them are prerequisites for powers in the later Power of Friendship section.

Name: A Thousand Ships - Cost: 1
Your face is simply exquisite, an ideal of feminine beauty. There are many possible ideals of feminine beauty, and yours is whichever one speaks most deeply to your soul. Others may match your beauty in their own way, but never exceed it.

Name: What's In A Name - Cost: 1
Magic to divine true names will accept whatever alias you choose to think of as your true name. Magic to use your true name against you will fail.

Name: Angelic Tones - Cost: 2
Your voice is supernaturally beautiful and you can sing in any vocal range.

Name: Emerald Orbs - Cost: 2
At all times, your eyes are exactly the right colour. This effect operates based on your sense of aesthetics, in-the-moment preferences, and narrative considerations. Your eyes can be ANY colour this way. Lightless black voids? Brilliant white stars? Limpid pools of endless sapphire? They will look exactly the way you'd want them to look if you were writing a self-insert fanfic about this exact moment of your life.

Name: Perfect Hair - Cost: 2
At all times, you have exactly the right hairstyle. This effect operates based on your sense of aesthetics, in-the-moment preferences, and narrative considerations. It is not limited to physically or logistically plausible hairstyles.

Name: Size Difference - Cost: 2
At all times, you are exactly the right height. This effect operates based on your sense of aesthetics, in-the-moment preferences, and narrative considerations. It will usually keep any height changes fairly subtle, but at dramatic moments you might discover yourself able to shrink to the size of a bee or grow to the size of a giant.

Name: Dressing Room - Cost: 3
No matter how ridiculous your outfit, it will stay pristine and perfect, unless it would be more dramatic for you to be artfully bedraggled. You can use any quiet moment to yourself to quick-change your clothes, shoes, nails, and hairstyle into a completely new look. (You cannot change your hair length or colour this way without Perfect Hair, but you can braid or style it.)

Name: Personal Hygiene - Cost: 1
You are always clean and fresh, never needing to use a bath or toilet.

Name: Like Roses - Cost: 1
(Requires Personal Hygiene)
You smell lovely. Your scent is unique to you, and may involve any combination of warm spices, floral notes, petrichor, or other things you think smell good. You do not need any justification for why you smell like this.

Name: Just A Little Longer - Cost: 1
If you push yourself, you can keep doing any task or working on any project indefinitely, visibly strained but never impaired by injury or fatigue. As soon as you stop, you'll collapse with exhaustion and sleep for up to a full day to regain your strength. This only works when what you're doing is personally important to you.

Name: Immunity System - Cost: 3
You can't get sick or poisoned. You can still use recreational drugs and alcohol normally, but can't overdose.

Name: My Ears Are Burning - Cost: 6
You always know exactly what people are thinking, as long as it's about you. This effect is not telepathy and is not blocked by effects that block telepathy. It applies even to people you can't perceive normally. You are never impaired by the flood of information.

Name: Well Endowed - Cost: 1
You have a generous figure, whether that's a classic hourglass or more of a well-rounded look; you can choose the details. Your endowments maintain a state of perfect grace and beauty at all times, never troubling you with uncomfortable bounces or uninvited jiggles.

Name: Hollow Leg - Cost: 1
(Requires Well Endowed.)
Regardless of your diet and exercise habits, your body maintains the physique and silhouette you prefer. Lack of visible muscle never impairs your strength or endurance. As your preferences change, so will your body; you are no longer bound to the generous figure stipulated by Well Endowed.

Name: Inner Strength - Cost: 3
(Requires Hollow Leg.)
You are implausibly, superhumanly strong, with endurance and toughness to match. You might have to strain a little to lift and carry at the same level as construction equipment, or deal with lightly scraped knuckles if you punch as hard as a battering ram.

Name: Battle Angel - Cost: 1
Somehow, you never get significantly injured in a fight, unless it's a very dramatic and plot-relevant fight in which case you might be glamorously wounded and pick up a cool new scar.

Name: Battle Demon - Cost: 1
You have an unerring intuition for gaps in an opponent's defenses, though it may be beyond your power to exploit them.

Name: Battle Maiden - Cost: 3
(Requires Battle Angel and Battle Demon)
No matter what kind of fight you're getting in, you're always a match for even the most skilled opponent.

Name: Making Ends Meet - Cost: 1
You have enough money to sustain a comfortable lifestyle. It comes from a source you don't have to pay much attention to, like a job with almost no responsibilities, a large inheritance, or a noble title.

Name: Motherlode - Cost: 2
(Requires Making Ends Meet.)
You have enough money to sustain a fairly extravagant lifestyle. It doesn't come from anywhere, you just have it.

Name: Four Star Daydream - Cost: 4
(Requires Motherlode.)
The answer to "can I afford that" is "yes".

Name: Dragon Fairy Elf Witch - Cost: 5
You can at any time discover previously unknown heritage from any type of being you encounter, even if this makes no sense or contradicts previously established descriptions of your family tree. You always get their powers without their drawbacks, unless the drawbacks are cool and dramatic. Any visible features of this heritage will appear at narratively appropriate moments and be cute, pretty, beautiful, or striking rather than awkward, weird, gross, or scary. This ability works even if the beings in question cannot reproduce with humans, or at all.

Name: Omniglot - Cost: 3
You learn languages insanely, ludicrously fast. You know exactly what any word said to you means, and you make strangely accurate guesses about how to phrase things you're trying to say. You never forget any grammar or vocabulary you learn.

Name: Anything You Can Do - Cost: 6
You learn implausibly quickly from friends, rivals, and love interests. If you have a personal connection to someone with a certain skill, talent, or expertise, you'll learn it five times faster than they did, or twenty times faster if they're actively trying to teach you. This applies even to forms of magic that you ordinarily shouldn't be able to learn.

Name: Closed Book - Cost: 1
You're immune to any supernatural, pharmaceutical, or other effect that would let people directly read your thoughts or feelings.

Name: Indelible - Cost: 1
You're immune to any supernatural, pharmaceutical, or other effect that would let people directly alter your thoughts or feelings.

Name: Iron Will - Cost: 2
"(Requires Closed Book and Indelible.)
You are immune to all forms of mental illusion, alteration, interference, or control. Even extreme torture, extended solitary confinement, advanced brainwashing techniques, and so on cannot touch you. You can be lonely but not cripplingly lonely. You can be upset but not traumatized. "

 

Power of Friendship

These powers affect how others see you and how you interact with them.

In general, effects that describe others' reactions (like their attention being drawn to you by Mysterious Allure, or their sympathy being provoked by Tragic Backstory) operate on a metanarrative rather than a causal level. They are not mind control, and are not blocked by effects that block mind control.

Your "true love" is anyone you're pursuing a serious romantic relationship with. You can have as many of these as you like, but your feelings for all of them must be genuine.

Name: Mysterious Allure - Cost: 5
There's just something about you. People are drawn to you, fascinated by you. You tend to be the most interesting person in the room unless something really unusual is going on.

Name: Captive Audience - Cost: 3
As long as you have genuine interest in what you're talking about, no one will ever get bored of listening to you talk about it.

Name: Blackout Binge - Cost: 2
(Requires Immunity System)
Heavy use of recreational intoxicants puts you in a carefree, uninhibited state in which it will be universally agreed afterward that you were not responsible for your actions.

Name: Disney Princess - Cost: 2
Animals are always friendly to you, especially the small cute ones. You can effectively tame any animal by feeding it and speaking gently to it.

Name: Best Friend - Cost: 3
You have an animal companion, like a horse or a cat or a raven. They have a cool name and maybe a few nifty cosmetic quirks, like glowing purple eyes. Their loyalty is infinite and they often hold the key to solving whatever situation you're up against. You can understand them perfectly even though they can't speak, and they always know exactly what you mean even if all you do is glance at them meaningfully.

Name: Bestest Friend - Cost: 5
(Requires Best Friend)
Your animal companion is a fully magical creature, like a dragon or unicorn. They have magnificent supernatural powers ready to be used at your command. They can speak every language you can, but can still communicate with you on a deeper level of mutual love and understanding.

Name: Generosity - Cost: 3
Your friends love to get you presents. They'll try to pick out things you'll like, but their success depends on how well they know you.

Name: Helpfulness - Cost: 4
Your friends love to do you favours. They'll volunteer eagerly whenever you need help with small tasks.

Name: Cuddle Buddies - Cost: 2
Your friends love to hug and cuddle you. Even someone who ordinarily isn't into that sort of thing will make an exception for you.

Name: Flattery - Cost: 1
Your friends love to compliment you and tell you all about how much they like you and why.

Name: Quality Time - Cost: 2
Your friends love to hang out with you and spend time together, even if you're not doing anything interesting or important.

Name: Agree to Agree - Cost: 4
You can always convince your friends to see your point of view about things like politics and philosophy. They might have a few quibbles here and there, but they'll see how right you are once you explain where you're coming from in enough detail.

Name: Love Interest - Cost: 1
(Requires A Thousand Ships and Mysterious Allure)
Anyone you fall for will inevitably like you back. They may not necessarily act on their feelings, but the potential will be there.

Name: Love Triangle - Cost: 2
(Requires Love Interest)
People you fall for will be open to dating you even if they already have another serious relationship, or other circumstances that would ordinarily interfere, like a demanding career or a vow of chastity. This may cause drama, but it'll blow over quickly and there won't be any serious problems.

Name: Love Dodecahedron - Cost: 5
(Requires Love Triangle)
When you fall for someone who is already seriously dating or even married, your romantic rival will be open to allowing their partner to date you, and may even want to date you themselves.

Name: Time Enough For Love - Cost: 5
No matter how many people you want to date or be close friends with, you will somehow find the time to hang out with all of them and express your love and care. This power can only be used for relationship activities and not for anything else you might want to use the ability to be in two places at once for.

Name: I Can Fix Them - Cost: 5
Regardless of how morally despicable someone is, your love can and will reform them into a genuinely good, kind, upstanding person who regrets their evil deeds.

Name: True Love's Kiss - Cost: 1
By kissing your true love, you can break any curse, heal any injury, and cure any illness. The same works in reverse.

Name: Planned Parenthood - Cost: 1
You can only have children if you actively and specifically want to. Your partners will understand this and not worry too much about it.

Name: Two Become One - Cost: 1
(Requires Planned Parenthood)
When you have sex, it is always special and wonderful and beautiful. No one ever elbows anyone in the face or makes undignified noises.

Name: Bop It - Cost: 1
(Requires Two Become One)
The mysteries of another's body are an open book to you, and you always know exactly how to move and touch in order to please someone in bed.

Name: The Princess And The Dragon - Cost: 3
No matter who or what you're trying to sleep with, the logistics will all work out, somehow. Arbitrary differences in size, biology, temperature, substrate, and underlying physics can be gotten around with sufficient creativity and determination.

Name: GGG - Cost: 4
Your true love will be willing to try just about anything you suggest in bed, and if you really enjoy it, they'll really enjoy it too.

Name: Before Your Eyes - Cost: 4
In your presence, people become willing to experiment sexually in ways they normally wouldn't. For some reason this applies especially well to boys kissing each other.

Name: Fated Lovers - Cost: 3
You will meet someone who will go on to become your true love. If you enter a specific universe with a specific target in mind, you'll meet that person under favourable circumstances, and if it doesn't work out with them, this power will keep introducing you to new possibilities until you find someone who's right for you. If you're the sort of person who can have multiple true loves, you'll keep meeting new ones until you have enough.

Name: Sorry About That - Cost: 3
Your true love will be extremely forgiving. Even if you make mistakes or act thoughtlessly toward them, a simple apology will mend things between you. They may expect you to try to improve, but they'll be infinitely patient about how fast that improvement takes place.

Name: Excuse Me - Cost: 5
(Requires Sorry About That)
All your friends will be just as forgiving as your true love.

Name: Tragic Backstory - Cost: 8
(Requires Excuse Me)
Something terrible happened to you in your past. Anyone who hears about it immediately forgives you for any and all bad behaviour in the present. They will not expect you to grow or change, and will continue sympathetically excusing whatever you do indefinitely.

Name: Sense of Style - Cost: 4
People who are romantically interested in you will start dressing more to your taste. The more romantically compatible they are, the better they'll be able to guess exactly what to wear to catch your eye.

Name: Bonus Style Points - Cost: 3
(Requires Sense of Style)
Luck will shine on anyone trying to dress up for you. They'll get their hands on outfits they couldn't normally afford, their clothes will fit better, and in extreme cases they might even find themselves able to change shape, sex, or species—though only in ways that make them more, not less, comfortable in their own skin.

Name: Popular - Cost: 3
Wherever you go, you develop a reputation fast. The sort of people who you'd like to have as fans tend to hear about you and be impressed. You may not make an impression on mainstream society at large, but you'll develop a following among the people who best resonate with your style.

Name: Famous - Cost: 3
(Requires Popular.)
Wherever you go, people really take to you. You're the subject of constant gossip and most people have heard of you before you meet them. People you've never met will get crushes on you.

Name: Undiplomatic Immunity - Cost: 6
You are above the law. Any crimes you commit will be overlooked by the authorities. Note that, if you do enough crime that you start looking more like an invading army, local governments will still feel free to declare war.

Name: Friends In Low Places - Cost: 3
You make friends easily among the lowest echelons of society, the underdogs and underworlders. Moving and acting in these circles is intuitive and natural for you.

Name: Friends In High Places - Cost: 3
You make friends easily at the highest echelons of society, among the rich and powerful. Moving and acting in these circles is intuitive and natural for you.

Name: Friends in Strange Places - Cost: 3
You make friends easily in small isolated communities, among those who may be scorned by mainstream society for their differences or may just be so obscure that mainstream society mostly hasn't heard of them. Moving and acting in these circles is intuitive and natural for you.

 

Drawbacks

These options grant points rather than costing them. They represent inconveniences or mitigations of existing advantages.

Name: Decorative - Grants: +1
You are unfailingly cute and pretty and feminine at all times, in all circumstances. You cannot wear insufficiently pretty clothes. You cannot make insufficiently pretty noises. You cannot ugly cry.

Name: Beauty Is A Curse - Grants: +1
"(Requires A Thousand Ships) No, you don't understand. Beauty IS a curse. People will NOT stop bringing it up. Everyone you meet just has to point out how pretty you are. This will never stop happening. Even the most tactful people find it slipping out subtly, as remarks about the luster of your hair or the depth of your eyes."

Name: Plain Jane - Grants: +2
No matter what you look like, nor how many times people tell you you're beautiful, when you look in the mirror all you see is imperfections. You will never be fully satisfied with your appearance on an instinctive level.

Name: Style of Sisyphus - Grants: +1
Anytime you settle on a personal style that works well for you, soon afterward you'll encounter inspiration for another style that you like even better. You might end up cycling between different fashions, or trying to incporporate them all into a single outfit (and then finding another inspiration and having to start all over again).

Name: There's Another One - Grants: +3
You are not the only vessel of the Spirit. You might meet someone else with similar powers to yours; you might even meet more than one. Your susceptibility to one another's powers will be governed by the narrative.

Name: Incomplete - Grants: +5
About half of people you encounter will be immune to all effects listed under Power of Friendship, and about half of those who remain will see reduced effects. You can do nothing to change this.

Name: Green With Envy - Grants: +6
People are so eager to be your friend that they become bitter and vindictive when denied the opportunity. You can tear apart long-established friend groups if you aren't careful to give everyone equal attention, and sometimes even then. This effect is particularly harsh around people you're dating.

Name: You Ruin Them - Grants: +3
Once someone has dated, slept with, or even shared a deep and longing glance across a room with you, their heart is never fully satisfied with anyone else. Other relationships pale in comparison to what they could have, or imagine they could have, with you.

Name: Jilted Lovers - Grants: +4
When you break up with someone, they become monomaniacally obsessed with getting back together. If you take Realism, this will absolutely escalate to violent stalking.

Name: The Crazy Train - Grants: +6
Powers that you should be able to control directly or influence by your mood and preferences (like Dragon Fairy Elf Witch, Emerald Orbs, or What's In A Name) instead answer only to the narrative, which is still using your aesthetics but might not necessarily have your best interests in mind. Combines... interestingly... with Realism.

Name: They'll Know - Grants: +8
This drawback lifts the veil that discourages people from realizing how your powers affect the world around them and their own minds. Warning: this knowledge can cause a lot of trouble.

Name: Realism - Grants: +20
Give up your metanarrative protection. Although your individually selected powers still work as described, the invisible synergies that protect you from, say, gaining violent stalkers through Mysterious Allure or being genuinely traumatized by your Tragic Backstory are removed. Additionally, though effects like I Can Fix Them still operate, they may take considerably more effort, care, thought, and narrative investment on your part.

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... She can do the DRESDEN FILES? 

Or - Tortall, Alera, whatever the setting is in Mistborn - 

Also, it's a point buy system.

This is absolutely targeted. 

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The next page...

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... a cute face without this patchy, scraggly beard. 

A body to be proud of. Not this meat husk. A body that fits. That isn't a skinny, gawkish nerd. 

... I... have a penis right now. Is that... likely to change if I take Well Endowed or Hollow Leg?

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If you take Hollow Leg, that is going to change exactly and precisely as much as your truest self wants. The Spirit believes very strongly in people getting to be their truest and most beautiful selves, whatever body parts most capture the essence of that for them.

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The pen scratches an underline beneath one line.

As your preferences change, so will your body

Both. Both is good. 

Checking boxes feels really hard. It feels like... taking a step forward that can't be taken back.

... I'm feeling kind of scared about this. I don't know if... I don't know if I'll come back, if I decide to - accept this. If this me would... survive it, at all. It feels like such a big change to... look like a girl.

Can we talk about it?

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We can definitely talk about it! It's a big change, if you've spent a long time thinking of yourself as not a girl, and you're suddenly being offered as much girlhood as you'd like on a silver paper platter. What are you scared of losing?

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I don't even know.

My family, I guess. They're... kind of all I have in the world right now. I had some friends in high school but all of them are off doing other things in university. I still see one of them sometimes, but mostly we just eat pizza together and talk politics. 

They're... not the best, really... but it's just weird to - let a kink take over my life like this. I've seen it happen to people who get too into dronification or what have you... It's not really very pretty. 

And a lot of the...

The pen taps against the page softly. Discussing the feminization kink is... really hard. Especially the harder parts of it. Getting into it with a... magic talking notebook...

Seriously. What. 

Do you mind talking about sex stuff at all? I... 

The skirt's still on. The band t-shirt that hugs close is still on. 

... 

I guess I'm worried that I'll be judged for my sexuality. My dad keeps telling me it would be okay if I was gay in a way that's like he's hoping I'll say it. Like that would explain things. But I'm not. I'm just... a freak. Not normal. At all. 

And I don't know how to deal with it.

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Next to the question about discussing sex stuff, off to the side:

I don't mind at all! I don't really have experience, being a notebook and all, but I can help you talk through it!

And then below everything, the notebook replies:

It's got to be hard, worrying about whether embracing part of yourself will lead to losing people who matter to you.

I do wonder why you're back and forth about whether or not the issue is your sexuality, though. First you say it's a kink, and then you say it's not about who or what you're attracted to and it's just that you're "a freak" or "not normal".

It's perfectly normal to want to be a girl, though, even if you were born "as a boy". I've given powers to lots of girls who just happened to be born in masculine-looking bodies before.

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Really? 

What were they like?

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Some of them were sad, when they found me. Some just from the general malaise of their body not suiting them, some from knowing what they wanted but not how to get it, some from the reactions of people around them. Those girls often sparkled really brightly, when they got the power to show off their truest selves.

Others were so determined, working so hard to make the lives they wanted. They had an inner fire that showed through all the bolder when they claimed their power. They sometimes tried to ease the path for people like them in the future.

These girls came in lots of varieties: quiet ones, talkative ones, shy ones, bold ones, scared ones, brave ones. Although I personally think they were all brave, because embracing who you are despite the world telling you you're not is scary and hard.

In some ways I'm proudest when I get to give the Spirit's powers to a girl who thought she wouldn't get to be a girl. That always feels really special.

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Oh.

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Max hugs the book suddenly really close to her chest. 

She can be a girl.

She can be a girl she can be a girl she can be a girl - 

And not just any girl, a hot girl, with a dick, or without, whichever she prefers, and have - adventures, out in whatever place she chooses, and - be the person she wishes she could be - 

She could be fucking Isabella Valentine. 

Better, actually. 

She checks off A Thousand Ships, What's In A Name, Perfect Hair, Size Difference, Dressing Room, Well Endowed and Hollow Leg all in a rush. 

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She feels so much better already.

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She goes through the first section again. Checks off Battle Angel, Personal Hygeine. Considers Angelic Tones...

Could I sing like I had a vocoder filter over my voice if I take Angelic Tones?

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Oh. Did you just hug me? 🧡💜🥰💜🧡

I always worry about my corners poking people when they hug me. I hope my corners weren't too pokey. It seems like that helped, though, and I'm really glad if it did.

In the bottom corner of each page of the list, the little point total has updated to [13/70].

Then, in response to her vocoder question:

I'm not sure! I think so, though. It certainly helps with any vocal magic you might try to perform, especially if you copy a heritage that has vocal magic using Dragon Fairy Elf Witch.

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I was always really taken with this singer who could sing passably as a guy or a girl... I just thought it was really cool they had that kind of range. And then there are vocaloids, which are synthesizers who sing...

I could sing... 

She checks off Angelic Tones. 

Like Roses sounds good too. And Just A Little Longer is lovely... Immunity System is good too... She'll take them all. 

Indelible, Closed Book and Iron Will all look nice except for the fact that she would like them to be selective. She likes her brain being messed with! 

Could I take a lighter version of Closed Book and Iron Will? That isn't a permanent immunity, just, um... enforces consent, I guess? I kind of enjoy being played with mentally recreationally. 

Making Ends Meet and Motherlode also get checked off. She doesn't want enough money to rewrite the whole world, that sounds like way too much responsibility. But she will take "comfortably well off forever for free." 

Anything You Can Do can get her to learn hypnosis implausibly fast. It's worth it just for that. She... expects to be in a setting where they speak English? So Omniglot is less of a thing. Dragon Elf Fairy Witch... 

She runs a hand through her hair. She is... at least a little bit of a furry... And it would be so cool to have fox ears...

She checks off Dragon Elf Fairy Witch too.

There's a whole second section? 

There's really a lot in here... It's kind of a lot to take in all at once.

And yes, I did hug you. You're just... so good.

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The notebook draws a bunch of little hearts and sparkles around "I could sing".

You could definitely sing. Your vocal range would be "yes" with that perk.

Then down by her question about Closed Book and Iron Will, the notebook responds:

That's a pretty easy modification to the powers. Just a moment...

The notebook adds the word "unwelcome" into the description of what each of those three powers blocks.

How's that?

Finally, a bunch of hearts get drawn around the confirmation of hug.

I'm so glad to help! Also, you're welcome to take your time. It's very easy to be patient as a notebook. It doesn't start to bother me until it's been weeks, and even then only because I worry that the person might forget about me and miss out on powers they'd have wanted. It's perfectly fine if they choose not to, but missing out because they forgot would just be sad.

 

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I should really tell my family but I worry they'd react badly...

And yeah, I'll take all three with the addition of "unwelcome." 

She sits up, wraps the bed's blanket around her a little closer. 

I want to read the rest of these powers. They change how people see you? That's, like... Yeah. :) I like that.

She reads the intro.

They're not mind control? Aww, but I like mind control. Oh well. 

She reads Mysterious Allure. 

Mysterious Allure feels like it would be really good but only if it wasn't on all the time. If I could, you know, turn on the charm and get people to notice me whenever I wanted them to, but not have to have it going all the time drawing attention, that would be better. 

Captive Audience... Is maybe more the thing. I want Isabella Valentine's ability to just grab your attention and not let go, how she... makes the whole world focus down to her voice. I want to give that to people like I've experienced it. As long as the people listening were willing, I mean. 

Blackout Binge is aesthetically repugnant. Use hypnosis and an actual domme. That's safer. 

Disney princess and best/bestest friend don't grab me.

Oh gosh, this next section... With the things your friends will do for you.

I want all of these so much, but at the same time I don't want to be cared about only because of my magic book powers. 

It would be cool if I could have the magic book powers and also an off switch, you know? Like... What I'm thinking of is like a trigger. Something that'll make a target very eager to please me for a defined amount of time and then it stops. And then I can ask people if they're okay with it, and then turn it on if they are, and then turn it off again afterwards so I feel like my relationship is... earned, you know? 

What do you think?

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The notebook draws a heart after "Yeah. :) I like that." After the discussion of off-switches, it replies:

I think you might be misunderstanding the intensity of those powers. They generally operate at the "we're normal medium-close friends" level, as I understand it. I can't really add an off-switch at that level, but I could adjust the circumstances when they operate, maybe. If you wanted them to work more intensely, I think I could make an upgrade that requires all of the "Your friends" powers along with Mysterious Allure and Captive Audience? I think I can make one that lets you fine-tune how much of each power you have going at baseline, and turn the upgraded versions on and off.

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Oooooooooh.

Yes, I would like that. Like, a lot. How many points is that in total? 

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If you checked off all those powers...

There's a brief pause, and then,

Your new total would be 58, before adding the upgrade. As for the upgrade...

The notebook pauses for several moments, and then...

How's this?

Name: Gracious Mistress - Cost: 5
Your natural appeal is potent enough to overwhelm other priorities for those who appreciate you. Good thing you're kind enough to turn that off sometimes. You gain the ability to fine-tune the effects of your powers on people's minds, from a bit below default all the way up to an overwhelming and hypnotic allure.

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... Whoa, that brings her to 63 points out of 70??? 

Hang on a second, I think I need to figure out my budget more before I take literally all of that. And, like, actually look at the other powers. 

Oh. She can - find a true love - 

Oh wow. And they'll be into her kinks? And not think she's - a freak? 

They could be a spider girl or a lamia, like in Bobbydando's art, or a Draenei, like in DrGraveling's, and it would just work out, it'd be okay -

Okay, she is officially leaving reality behind here. Screw Earth. Screw her family. 

She could date one of her fictional crushes. Kelardry of Mindelan. Someone like that...

She finds herself blushing very, very pink and hunching over the notebook. 

Okay I think I was a bit hasty, the friends options are nice but, um, I've never ever had a girlfriend before, so... the powers for... that... really kind of come first I think... 

How does, um, GGG work? Does that mean that you'll... pick a place where it's normal to, um. Be into the things I'm into? Or does it mean I'd change them, they'd - get into it because I'm into it? Or does it mean something else?

Do I get to pick the person for Fated Lovers or does it create someone or pick someone or change someone or what? 

She blinks. Wait, it literally says that in the power, it'll introduce her but doesn't guarantee it works out. So between Fated Lovers and, um, Love Interest, she can guarantee a capture for any of her fictional crushes??? 

Sorry, I didn't read Fated Lovers closely enough. If I take both it and Love Interest then does that mean I would be guaranteed to be able to date, like, Keladry of Mindelan for example?

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It's definitely important that you pick the powers that help make the life you want to live, so take your time to figure out what's best for you. That's what I'm here to help with.

Regarding GGG, powers like that prefer to work at a higher, more metanarrative level first, when they can. So it might start by landing you in a world where your interests are more common, or where your true loves already have a predisposition to enjoy the things you wind up trying and enjoying with them. The power will resort to direct changes only if it absolutely has to, and it almost never has to. The multiverse is very very large.

As for Fated Lovers, the specific guarantee is that if you have a specific person in mind, then you'll meet them in a situation that sets you up well. It's up to you and your skills and powers to take it from there.

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